Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Codification
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the action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan.
2
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Law
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system of rules and regulations that govern a community and enforced by political authority and its legal system
- can be developed as customs or traditions or written down
3
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Substantive Law
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law where we can find “substance” for our rights “Civil Code of Quebec)
4
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Adjectival law
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procedures to protect substantive law (Quebec Code of Civil Procedure)
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Ethics
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set of principals or moral values of a society, distinguishing right from wrong
6
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Common Law
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basis for law is grounded in the principle of precedence and case law or jurisprudence
7
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5 W’s- To Sue
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Why sue? What is involved? Who are the parties? Where do you sue? When can you sue?
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Prescription
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lapse of time extinguishes right to sue
- most cases 3 years
- 3-year delay to claim damages for personal injury or to property
9
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Three Elements that Make up Legal System
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- Legislative mechanism- how laws are adopted
- Laws (sources of law)- rules and behaviour imposed or accepted by society
- Administration and enforcement of laws- system to impose punishment for breaking a law
